"congius" meaning in Latin

See congius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɔŋ.ɡi.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κογχίον}} Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon) Head templates: {{la-noun|congius<2>}} congius m (genitive congiī or congī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|congius<2>}} Forms: congiī [genitive], congī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], congius [nominative, singular], congiī [nominative, plural], congiī [genitive, singular], congī [genitive, singular], congiōrum [genitive, plural], congiō [dative, singular], congiīs [dative, plural], congium [accusative, singular], congiōs [accusative, plural], congiō [ablative, singular], congiīs [ablative, plural], congie [singular, vocative], congiī [plural, vocative]
  1. (historical) congius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 3.3 L Tags: declension-2, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-congius-la-noun-iK7DXhTh Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Rome, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 51 49 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 52 48 Coordinate_terms (unit of liquid volume): lingula (1, 288 congius), cyathus (1, 72 congius), acetabulum (1, 48 congius), quartarius (1, 24 congius), hemina (1, 12 congius), sextarius (alt: ⅙ congius), urna (4 congii), amphora (8 congii), culeus (160 congii) Disambiguation of 'unit of liquid volume': 69 31
  2. (historical) congius, a Roman unit of mass equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water Tags: declension-2, historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-congius-la-noun-~ulQExTk Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Rome, Units of measure Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 51 49 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 51 49 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: congiārium, congiārius

Inflected forms

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  "word": "congius"
}

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